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Sugarcane – an important crop

Sugar a need

• Income Growth

• Population Growth

• Dynamics of Domestic prices – decontrolled

• Level of Direct and Industrial Sugar Consumption

• Penetration of Sugar Substitutes

• Indian Sugar demand is increasing from 22 Mln T to 32 Mln T by 2015

Utilization of Sugarcane in India

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

1970-71

1980-81

1990-91

2000-01

2005-06

2009-10

2010-11

White Sugar

Seed & Feed

Gud

Sugar Production

5.34

4.6 1.32

6.09

Area ( M ha)

Brazil

India

China

Others

40%

30%

10%

20%

Pron' M Ton

Brazil

India

China

Others

73

63 66

64

Provt T/ha

Brazil

India

China

Others

Sugarcane production in India

2095

914

399

305

221

177

710

Area M ha

UP Maharashtra Karnataka Tamil Nadu

Bihar AP Others

Sugarcane a glance

Country Area ( M ha)

Production (M

Tons)

Productivity (Tons/Ha)

Brazil 7.34 618.3 72.3

India 4.60 327.6 62.8

China 1.62 115.3 65.5

Thailand 0.97 64.4 66.4

Pakistan 1.10 52.0 47.9

Mexico 0.70 45.1 70.6

Australia 0.42 36.5 85.1

USA 0.40 31.3 77.5

Philippines 0.38 25.8 67.1

Others 2.12 10.3 63.2

State Area (TH ha) Production

Lakh MT

Productivity

MT/ha

UP 2095 1205 58

MAH 914 755 84

KRN 399 359 90

TN 305 314 104

BHR 221 105 48

AP 177 135 76

GUJ 173 132 77

Others 410 340 82

Sugarcane a glance

Farmer’s cost increasing

• Rising Production Costs

• Fertilizer Costs: up by 65%

• Seed Cane costs: up by 95%

• Pesticides costs : up by 20 to 30%

• Land rent : Up by over 100%

• Transport fuel costs : Up 68%

• Pest and diseases

Reasons for low productivity

Low productivity Varieties

Nutrients

Pest

Cultural

Practices

Who are they ?

Who are they ?

Fig. 1 : Larvae of C.

infuscatellus

SUGARCANE Early Shoot Borer

Chilo infuscatellus

(Pyralidae : Lepidoptera)

Fig. 2 : Dead heart

Fig. 3 : Infested field

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SUGARCANE Early Shoot Borer

Chilo infuscatellus

(Pyralidae : Lepidoptera)

Eggs are straw coloured scale like, over lapping, usually laid on leaf sheath

or under side of leaf blade.

Caterpillars are slender, white and have five violet stripes along the body

with dark brown head (Fig. 1).

The caterpillar bores into growing stem usually at ground level causing a

dead heart (Fig. 2) which can be easily pulled out and emit offensive smell.

A number of side tillers are produced which in turn may be infested.

Pest attack is usually severe in the early stages of the crop growth during

the hot pre-monsoon period (Fig. 3). However, even after cane formation, it

can affect internodes.

SUGARCANE Early Shoot Borer

Chilo infuscatellus

(Pyralidae : Lepidoptera)

Fig. 4 : Cane showing bored

hole

SUGARCANE Internode borer

Chilo saccharifagus indicus

(Pyralidae : Lepidoptera)

Fig. 6 : Larva with

faecal pellets at

entrance hole

Caterpillars have white body with dark spots and brown head.

Caterpillars bore at the nodal region and enter the stem (Fig. 4).

Its feeding makes the tissues red (Fig. 5).

Entrance hole is usually plugged with excreta (Fig. 6).

A single larva may attack a number of nodes.

SUGARCANE Internode borer

Chilo saccharifagus indicus

(Pyralidae : Lepidoptera)

Fig. 7 : Adults, egg mass & larva

SUGARCANE Top Shoot Borer

Scirpophaga nivella

(Pyralidae : Lepidoptera)

Fig. 8 : Cane showing entrance hole

Fig. 10 : Bunchy top Fig. 9 : Cane cut open to show

damaged tissues

Caterpillars are pale white (Fig. 7).

Caterpillars damage the cane beyond 3 months age.

Larva first tunnels into the mid rib of leaves, leaving red marking, usually in the

second to fifth leaf from the top.

As a result of biting across the spindle, a number of shot holes are formed in

the leaf.

Larva enters the cane and damages the growing point and feeds on internal

tissues (Fig. 8), side shoots develop and give rise to a bunch top (Fig 10).

Dead heart when formed is reddish brown, appears charred and cannot be

easily pulled out.

Activity of the top shoot borer starts with the onset of monsoon rains.

SUGARCANE Top Shoot Borer

Scirpophaga nivella

(Pyralidae : Lepidoptera)

Fig. 21 : Colony of white ants

SUGARCANE Termites

Microtermes obesi

Odontotermes spp.

(Termitidae : Isoptera)

Fig. 22 : Canes filled up with

mud galleries Apply Regent Gr 0.3% @ 8-10 kg/ac at 15 days after planting.

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Life cycle of Termites

These are social insects which live in colonies and occur in different morphological

forms as workers, soldiers and sexual forms viz. Kings & Queen.

After monsoon, winged sexual forms appear.

The queen after mating, loses wings, reenters soil, increases in size and starts

laying eggs continuously for 7-10 years.

Canes get filled up with mud galleries after internal tissues are eaten up (Fig 22)

Outer leaves of infested plants begin to dry first.

Severely damaged plants can be easily pulled out.

Germinating setts are hollowed out and plant population is drastically reduced.

SUGARCANE Termites

Microtermes obesi

Odontotermes spp.

(Termitidae : Isoptera)

Who is he ?

Heliothis

ESB

Aphids

Jassids

WHAT IS THIS ?

White grubs are known to affect all crops

Can cause 100 % damage

More than 35 Species are reported in India

Two major Sp - Holotrochia & Leuchopholis

Very hard to kill Pest

WHY IT IS DANGEROUS

Spread of White grubs ?

Holotrichia reynaudi Blanchard

Holotrichia serrata (Fabricius)

Leucopholis burmeisteri Brenske

Leucopholis coneophora Burmeister

Leucopholis lepidophora Blanchard

White grub life cycle

Different White grubs

Holotrichia

Leucopholis

Management of WG

Adult Collection :

Beetles aggregate in large numbers and both sexes are

together

Host Plant Treatment with insecticide :

Insecticidal application to adult host plants

Cultural practices :

Deep ploughing during summer

Chemical Methods:

Pesticides : Chloropriphos,Lamda,Phorate ,Regent GR

How difficult it is to control

Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July

365 days

365 Days

365 Days

Leucopholis Vs Holotricha

Leucopholis lepidophora Holotricha serrata

Difficult to manage

Has two year life cycle

Over lapping generations

Infestation occurs randomly

Also called as June beetle

Has one year life cycle

Usually no over lapping generations

Specific pattern of infestation

Damage visuals

Sunny, Happy and Relax

The Soil pest specialist

Product features & benefit

Product Features

1. Dual mode of action – contact &

systemic

2. Controls all species of white grubs

3. Excellent PGE effects

Product benefits

1. Effective control of white grubs

2. Longer persistence

3. ‘One shot solution’ for complex problem

4. Stronger, greener, Healthier crop

WHY LESENTA ?

Efficacy

Product Formulation Dose gm a.i.

% Kg/Ltr acre per/acre

Phorate 10% 10.0 1,000

Chloropyrifos 20% 3.0 600

Carbofuron 3% 10.0 300

Lesenta 80% 0.15 120

WHY LESENTA ?

Method of application in Sugarcane

Time of application

• Holotricha Spp –

• Single application at the time of Planting

• Leucopholis Spp –

• Two application required for better management

• One at the time of Planting

• Second at the time of earthing up

Farmer field

Lesenta field

50Days After planting

Farmer field Lesenta field

White grub infested field

Lesenta applied field

PGE Effect with Lesenta

22 % - 70%

Lesenta

Lesenta Untreated

Lesenta

100 g 40 g 250 g

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Important points

Dose

Time of application

Method of application

Pests

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